Contradiction with Joshua 15:2
Joshua 15:42 lists the towns within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, while Joshua 15:2 outlines the borders, which may not specify individual towns directly, creating a possible map discrepancy.
Joshua 15:2: And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: [bay: Heb. tongue]
Contradiction with Joshua 19:16
Joshua 15:42 details towns in Judah's territory, but Joshua 19:16 discusses the inheritance of Zebulun, showing a potential overlap or territorial confusion regarding which territory a town may belong to.
Joshua 19:16: This [is] the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Contradiction with Joshua 21:23
This verse describes towns given to the Levites from the tribe of Dan, which may overlap with Joshua 15:42's listing of towns within Judah, leading to confusion as to the distribution of these towns.
Joshua 21:23: And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Contradiction with Judges 1:8
Joshua 15:42 assigns the area to Judah, while Judges 1:8 mentions the capture of Jerusalem, which involves complex territorial understandings between Judah and other tribes.
Judges 1:8: Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:7
Joshua 15:42 assigns towns to Judah, while this verse speaks of Solomon's districts, highlighting discrepancies in administrative divisions that overlap tribal inheritances differently than Joshua 15:42 suggests.
1 Kings 4:7: And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
Contradiction with Numbers 34:2
Numbers assigns land by tribal borders, which could conflict with Joshua 15:42's specific town allocations if the borders do not correspond to later detailed boundaries of territories.
Numbers 34:2: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)